UPDATE 1-Novartis to pay $390 mln in U.S. settlement over pharmacy kickbacks
November 20, 2015 at 15:08 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp will pay $390 million to settle U.S. charges that it paid specialty pharmacies illegal kickbacks in exchange for inducing patients to refill certain medications, according to an accord announced Friday.